We messaged a few of the recipients of the gifts. All who
responded said that they did not know who the Bitcoinbillionaire
was, and that they had not interacted with the account until
today (the account is a throwaway, so doing so would have been
impossible, or would require knowing another account operated by
Bitcoinbillionaire).

Some also told us how they were spending their bitcoins.
Surprisingly, many were giving away significant portions of their
tips.

Karelb, the user
who received almost $5,000, told us that they had received the
money, and already used a portion to buy a new mobile phone on
bitmit.com. According to their Reddit history, Karelb has tipped at
least 12 people since receiving their money from
Bitcoinbillionaire (small sums — around $5 usually).

Cybrbeast told
us that the surprise tip had "made [their] day." They had
received $400 worth and planned to "pay forward" at least $100
worth of it. Their Reddit history also shows that they have
already
begun this plan.

The final recipient of Bitcoinbillionaire's bitcoins was NerdFighterSean,
who received $1,304.65. Interestingly, NerdFighterSean is the
creator of the
"Bitcointip," the service used by Bitcoinbillionaire to tip
strangers via Reddit.

NerdFighterSean told us that he would be using the money to
upgrading the Bitcointip system, and tipping people who help out
on it. In fact, within minutes of receiving his tip from the
Bitcoinbillionaire, NerdFighterSean had already passed some of it
on: